Pocketable size (particularly with 25mm pancake lens)
Great walk-around camera
11-point contrast-detect autofocus in Live View (but slow
And works with only a few lenses)
Digital-specific lens line offers advantage in edge-to-edge sharpness
Supers...
Sharp
Detailed close-up pictures. Pleasant colors in average light. Live-view mode allows odd-angle shots. Speedy
Responsive action. Advanced manual controls.
Light weight and small size make it far more portable than most DSLRs. Live view lets you compose onscreen instead of peering through the viewfinder. Speedy autofocus. No discernible shutter lag. Paging all photo geeks
RAW format support.
Very compact and lightweight digital SLR
Especially when combined with the 25mm pancake lens
Comfortable to hold despite the lack of a real grip
Control panel display allows quick access to most important shooting parameters
Generally snappy performan...
Small and light without compromising comfort
Very effective anti-dust system
Live View with contrast AF and face detection
Quick handling and broad customisation.
Little effort to carry
Dust reduction
Excellent value for money
Consistent AWB
The editors didn't like
Photos are slightly soft
Noise reduction a bit heavy at ISO 1600 (shoot RAW to avoid)
Slow contrast detect AF
Unimpressive face detection in live view mode
Both features only available with a select few lenses
Low light focusing could be better in...
Functional improvements over the earlier E-410 are relatively minor ones
Two of the E-410’s scene modes have sunk without a trace
No image stabilization
Small size may prove problematic for large hands
2x sensor crop factor detracts from wide angle lens width
Olympus E420
Small grip can make it difficult to comfortably handle camera
Becomes much more pronounced when long lenses are applied
Shutter lag in Live View (can reach at much as 2.6 seconds)
LCD show odd metallic-like sheen in bright daylight
Can be distracti...
Photos get noisy at 800 ISO and higher. Viewfinder feels small. LCD stays lit even when sighting camera.
Fewer buttons means it takes more menusurfing to adjust basic settings like ISO and white balance. Facedetection feature can be slow. Four Thirds lens compatibility is largely moot
As no manufacturers beside Olympus and pricey Sigma support the standard...
LCD could be a little brighter for outdoor shooting with live view and is prone to smearing
LCD turns monochrome and noisy in low light
Auto white balance and presets not brilliant (but there is a white balance fine tune option)
Little effort to carry, dust reduction, excellent value for money, consistent AWB
Handling, position of right eyelet, highlight control, slow AF system with standard lenses
It’s rare to come across a camera that both pleases and irritates you in roughly the same proportions, and here I have found two. There is a lot to like about each; the E-420 for providing masses of features and a good standard of images in such a c...
Abstract: Hailed as the world's smallest and lightest DSLR, the Olympus E-420 replaces the E-410 in the Olympus Four-Thirds system line-up. With 10 million effective pixels, from a total of 11.8 million, it seems like Olympus may have hit a bottleneck with the four...
Improved grip over the earlier E-410 and £170 cheaper on launch, Faster operation, while larger LCD screen aids visibility, More consistent white balance performance from shot to shot, Realistic colours, with a vivid option to increase saturation still...
Functional improvements over the earlier E-410 are relatively minor ones, Two of the E-410’s scene modes have sunk without a trace
An excellent choice if you want a more professional camera thats still compact and easy to use.
Very compact and lightweight digital SLR, especially when combined with the 25mm pancake lens, Comfortable to hold despite the lack of a real grip, Control panel display allows quick access to most important shooting parameters, Generally snappy performan...
LCD could be a little brighter for outdoor shooting with live view and is prone to smearing, LCD turns monochrome and noisy in low light, Auto white balance and presets not brilliant (but there is a white balance fine tune option), Image parameters only o...
Olympus claims the E-420 is the smallest and lightest (only its predecessor is a few grams lighter) DSLR on the market and there is no doubt that this is true. The E-420 - especially in combination with the new 25mm F2.8 pancake lens - makes an extrem...
From close examination of the Olympus E-420 its fair to say that owners of the previous E-410 have little to feel threatened by. Doppelganger control layout aside, operationally too the E-420 delivers a performance thats nigh on identical, though if...
Pocketable size (particularly with 25mm pancake lens); great walk-around camera, 11-point contrast-detect autofocus in Live View (but slow, and works with only a few lenses), Digital-specific lens line offers advantage in edge-to-edge sharpness, Supers...
Small grip can make it difficult to comfortably handle camera; becomes much more pronounced when long lenses are applied, Shutter lag in Live View (can reach at much as 2.6 seconds), LCD show odd metallic-like sheen in bright daylight, can be distracti...
The Olympus E-420 picks up where the E-410 left off, advancing the feature set and underlying characteristics within Olympuss line. While the addition of Face Detection and Contrast-Detect autofocus clearly target point-and-shooters, the introduction ...
Abstract: When Olympus first introduced the E-400, with the E-410 following not much later, they showed for the first time just how compact a DSLR camera from a FourThirds system can be. The design appealed to me immediately, and although I was prejudiced, shoul...
Very good photo quality, Good value starts at $500, body only, Worlds smallest DSLR; excellent build quality, Dust reduction system, Live view with contrast detect AF and face detection (with some lenses) on a 2.7" LCD display, Full manual contro...
Photos are slightly soft; noise reduction a bit heavy at ISO 1600 (shoot RAW to avoid), Slow contrast detect AF, unimpressive face detection in live view mode; both features only available with a select few lenses, Low light focusing could be better in...
With the new E-420, Olympus has created a true "go anywhere" digital SLR -- especially when paired with the new 25 mm "pancake lens". The E-420 offers great photo quality, snappy performance (in most respects), live view, and both a...
Abstract: For the more advanced photographer, the E-420 DSLR provides full exposure flexibility, fast performance using the viewfinder and excellent image quality....
Light weight and small size make it far more portable than most DSLRs. Live view lets you compose onscreen instead of peering through the viewfinder. Speedy autofocus. No discernible shutter lag. Paging all photo geeks: RAW format support.
Fewer buttons means it takes more menusurfing to adjust basic settings like ISO and white balance. Facedetection feature can be slow. Four Thirds lens compatibility is largely moot, as no manufacturers beside Olympus and pricey Sigma support the standard...
